1. #8561
    ^ Saudi. And yes, finally posting. I came here to check the forums and see if I should be upgrading and found this thread. Figured I'll post my precious ... ^_^

    I did this build right after my last post here asking for suggestions. I reallly *want* to upgrade, but I don't *need*.

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    I built mine in ~2 hours because of over-excitement, pretty much rammed everything together and started yelling "CMON WORK WORK WORK" (it didn't obviously, RAM was loose :P)...and then I took it apart later because I didn't even know what cable management was until I had looked at some of the builds posted here >_>
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xuvial View Post
    I built mine in ~2 hours because of over-excitement, pretty much rammed everything together and started yelling "CMON WORK WORK WORK" (it didn't obviously, RAM was loose :P)...and then I took it apart later because I didn't even know what cable management was until I had looked at some of the builds posted here >_>
    So you didn't ram everything in hard enough :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eon Drache View Post
    So you didn't ram everything in hard enough :P
    I see what you did (or didn't do?) there.
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    I upgrade my GPU last week, so i thaught it was time to post my set up again.







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    Asrock p67 extreme 4 gen 3
    Sapphire 7970 Dual-X 1100/1500
    Crucial m4 128 gb
    samsung spinpoint 1 TB 7200 rpm
    XFX 850 watt

    As for the PSU, original plan was on going with 2x 6950 @ 6970. But turned out i didnt have the money for it :P

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    The discoloration between the 5.25" cover and the bay is not as obvious in real life. But only mild angles quickly mess up the lighting over the two, making them appear different.
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    Finally upgraded my setup so i can post here

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    Did a bit of rewiring to better accommodate the new Xonar I got a few weeks ago. Got a custom cable made to feed power to the Xonar, then continue on 2 feet to feed power to the DVD drive.




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    You should feed your front panel audio connector from two grommets down, where the molex powering the Xonar is coming from. That cable running over your video card makes me sad

    And personally, I would take all your SATA cables and run them behind the mobo tray first, and the back through the grommets. I just hate seeing wires. Otherwise it looks good!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skelly View Post
    You should feed your front panel audio connector from two grommets down, where the molex powering the Xonar is coming from. That cable running over your video card makes me sad
    Tried that, doesn't reach. -_-
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    Quote Originally Posted by Asera View Post
    Tried that, doesn't reach. -_-
    Yeah I just looked at the other pictures and none of your cables are very long. At least it makes for a tidy behind.
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  12. #8572
    Quote Originally Posted by DeltrusDisc View Post
    Don't. An i5-2500K and P67 honestly is better for gaming and OC'd can certainly compare to even the higher end i7-9xx series CPUs, as crazy as it is. It is not cost efficient to buy an i7-9xx/x58 setup unless it's for nostalgia purposes, wanting a hard OC job, or you're just a mad-man like Cyanotical who does folding and fancy stuff. :P
    Oh no...I just bought today the i5 2500k CPU with this motherboard

    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M LGA 1155 Intel Z77

    Is over clocking an issue with this combo?
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    You quoted a post from over a year ago.... P67 is old tech. You got an amazzing mobo
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    yeh but lava is just very hot water

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeltrusDisc View Post
    You quoted a post from over a year ago.... P67 is old tech. You got an amazzing mobo
    That'll teach them to check the date on the post :P
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    Coming back for MoP with a massively upgraded rig.

    Hardware:

    Case: Modded NZXT Phantom
    CPU: i5 2500k @ 4.5 Ghz
    RAM: 2 x 4G Corsair Dominator
    Mobo: ASUS p8p67 EVO REV. 3.0
    PSU: Corsair HX 750w
    GPUs: 2x EVGA GTX 680

    Cooling:

    CPU Block: Koolance CPU 370
    GPU Block: 2x Aquacomputer Aquagrafx 680 Nickel
    RAM Block: Bitspower Galaxy 4 DIMM Block
    Fittings: All Bitspower
    Rad1: XSPC RX 240
    Rad2: XSPC EX 240
    Rad3: XSPC EX 120
    Fans: Corsair High Performance SP series
    Pump: Swiftech MCP655 variable
    Reservoir: Koolance RP 452x2 Dual Bay Reservoir
    Tubing: Durelene Clear
    Coolant: Distilled Water with Mayhem's Clear/UV Blue











    Edit: Formatting.
    Last edited by Xlink; 2012-09-01 at 08:39 PM.

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    Pictures of that would be awesome! ouo

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    Had to do a quick edit to it. Accidently used original photo size which was ginormous =P

  18. #8578
    There we go! Looks good!

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    Most overkill "updated for WoW:X-expansion" PC I've ever seen.

    Congratulations! :P

    Looks great though, seriously!! But PLEASE, use it for some games that will actually take advantage of TWO GTX 680s!!!

    Good games to do so: Crysis whatever thing, Witcher 2 EE, Skyrim, BF3, etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xlink View Post
    Coming back for MoP with a massively upgraded rig.

    Hardware:

    Case: Modded NZXT Phantom
    CPU: i5 2500k @ 4.5 Ghz
    RAM: 2 x 4G Corsair Dominator
    Mobo: ASUS p8p67 EVO REV. 3.0
    PSU: Corsair HX 750w
    GPUs: 2x EVGA GTX 680

    Cooling:

    CPU Block: Koolance CPU 370
    GPU Block: 2x Aquacomputer Aquagrafx 680 Nickel
    RAM Block: Bitspower Galaxy 4 DIMM Block
    Fittings: All Bitspower
    Rad1: XSPC RX 240
    Rad2: XSPC EX 240
    Rad3: XSPC EX 120
    Fans: Corsair High Performance SP series
    Pump: Swiftech MCP655 variable
    Reservoir: Koolance RP 452x2 Dual Bay Reservoir
    Tubing: Durelene Clear
    Coolant: Distilled Water with Mayhem's Clear/UV Blue


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    Sweet mother of god that is beautiful, can only imagine the chilled temps you must be getting with all that rad surface area and fans.
    Question about the bottom 240 rad - are those fans just in pull, or push/pull and I can't see the fans at the bottom? Fans also do better in push (like your other two rads).
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